Dmitry Medvedev lays capsule of the innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan
9 June 2012, Saturday
Chairman of the RF Government Dmitry Medvedev laid capsule with a message to descendants on the place of future innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan. To the point, Head of the Russian Government is on a working trip in Kazan.
Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Verkhny Uslon region after the meeting with activists of the United Russia’s regional branch in Tatarstan.
Students, members of the United Russia party, representatives of state authorities met Dmitry Medvedev on the place of future Innopolis.
Chairman of the RF Government congratulated everyone on the beginning of new stage in development of Kazan, Tatarstan and the whole country. New big project has been launched today, he said.
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that today’s event is really historical. He reminded that there is everything needed for successful realization of the innovative project Innopolis-Kazan in republic.
The Russian Minister of mass media and communications Nikolai Nikiforov, RT Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov took part in the ceremony.
The event was broadcasted online for all Internet users (the official government portal of the Republic of Tatarstan www.prav.tatarstan.ru)
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .